Hsing-Jui Wang

 Education

Dr. rer. nat. (PhD Research), Department of Catchment Hydrology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Engineering (UFZ), Germany

Dr. rer. nat. (Degree Awarded), Department of Catchment Hydrology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenburg, Germany

M. S., Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University

B. S., Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University

 Working Experiences

Reviewer, Earth’s Future (SCI Journal)

Reviewer, Water Resources Research (SCI Journal)

Reviewer, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (SCI Journal)

Reviewer, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences (SCI Journal)

Reviewer, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment (SCI Journal)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University

Postdoctoral Fellow, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Engineering (UFZ), Germany

Reviewer, Taiwan Water Conservancy (EI Journal)

Scientific Employee, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Engineering (UFZ), Germany

Research Assistant, Hydrotech Research Institute, National Taiwan University

 Specialization

Catchment Hydrological Processes

Extreme Value Statistics

Mechanistic-Stochastic Hydrological Simulation

River Network Theory

Scenario Analysis of Extreme Rainfall-Runoff Processes

Environmental Resilience

 Teaching Courses

Hydrology

Environmental Planning and Management

Environmental Risk Analysis and Practice

Environmental Policy and Management

 Research Interests

Global-scale Extreme Hydrological Event Prediction

Uncertainty Analysis and Risk Assessment

Explainable Machine Learning Approaches

Environmental Impacts and Resilience

Quantification of Sustainable Adaptation Strategies

• Session Winner, AGU2023 OSPA
• Bronze Water Award (Team), 2022 IOT Water Data Application Competition, WRA, MOEA
• Government Scholarship to Study Abroad (GSSA), 2020, Ministry of Education (MOE), Taiwan
• Master Thesis Award, Chihsing Irrigation Association Foundation

 SCI or SSCI Journal Papers

• Wang, H.-J., Merz, R., & Basso, S. (2025). Constructing a geography of heavy-tailed flood distributions: insights from common streamflow dynamics. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci, 29(6), 1525–1548. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-1525-2025(IF 5.7, 10/128, 7.4%, Q1)

• Wang, H.-J., Merz, R., Yang, S., & Basso, S. (2023). Inferring heavy tails of flood distributions through hydrograph recession. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci, 27(24), 4369–4384. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-4369-2023 (IF 6.3, 16/202, 7.7%, Q1)
• Wang, H.-J., Merz, R., Yang, S., Tarasova, L., & Basso, S. (2023). Emergence of heavy tails in streamflow distributions: the role of spatial rainfall variability. Advances in Water Resources Journal, 171(104359). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104359 (IF 4.7, 19/103, 18.4%, Q1)

 International Conferences

• Wang, H.-J., Merz, R., & Basso, S. (2024). Physiographic and climatic controls on heavy-tailed flood behavior: insights from catchment nonlinear responses. EGU General Meeting 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr, EGU24-8389. (Oral presentation)
• Wang, H.-J., Merz, R., Yang, S., & Basso, S. (2023). Exploring spatial and seasonal patterns of heavy-tailed flood behavior with catchment nonlinear responses. AGU Annual Meeting 2023, San Francisco, US, 11–15 Dec, AGU1324519. (Oral presentation)
• Wang, H.-J., Merz, R., Yang, S., & Basso, S. (2023). Common streamflow dynamics unraveled the heavy-tailed flood distributions. EGU General Assembly 2023, Vienna, Austria, 24–28 Apr, EGU23-2835. (Oral presentation)
• Wang, H.-J., Yang, S., Merz, R., & Basso, S. (2022). The role of spatial rainfall variability for the emergence of heavy tails in streamflow distributions. EGU General Assembly 2022, Vienna, Austria, 23–27 May, EGU22-5194. (Oral presentation)
• Wang, H.-J., Yang, S., Merz, R., & Basso, S. (2021). Identifying drivers of hydrological hazards of river basins in spatial heterogeneities of rainfall and catchment attributes. 2nd International Conference on Natural Hazards and Risks in a Changing World 2021, Potsdam, DE, 5-6 Oct. (Poster presentation)
• Wang, H.-J., Yang, S., Merz, R., & Basso, S. (2021). Investigating rainfall and catchment attributes promoting heavy-tailed distributions of river flows. EGU General Assembly 2021, Online, 19–30 Apr, EGU21-2682. (Oral presentation)